Texas and region

A Texas Panhandle man has been charged with pretending to be a fire marshal and wrongly ordering an 8-liner business to close.

Dustin Mark Fuller of Amarillo was charged Tuesday with impersonating a public servant and tampering with a government record. Authorities are seeking a motive.

Fire Marshal Terry McKinney said Wednesday the case involves an Aug. 22 incident at an amusement business with casino-style machines. A worker later described the man to officers.

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● WACO — Police said a sleeping 7-month-old boy was shot in the head and his uncle wounded when someone outside opened fire at a Central Texas house. Police said the infant was in critical condition at a Temple hospital.

● EL PASO — The El Paso school district board has unanimously rejected an appeal by former Bowie High School Principal Jesus Chavez to return as principal of any district schools.

● FORT WORTH — Witnesses say a man convicted of killing a North Texas pastor in his church strangled a mentally ill fellow Tarrant County Jail inmate to death and wrecked a jail day room.

● NORTH RICHLAND HILLS — Police say the fatal shooting of one man and the wounding of another at a North Texas Chinese restaurant apparently involved a former employee.